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EP 0234890 A3 19880113 - IMPROVED CASES FOR RADIOACTIVE WASTE

Title (en)

IMPROVED CASES FOR RADIOACTIVE WASTE

Publication

EP 0234890 A3 19880113 (EN)

Application

EP 87301503 A 19870220

Priority

US 83197086 A 19860221

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0234890A2] An impact skirt 16 for a radioactive waste material cask 10, each impact skirt fitting over the end of the cask and having portions 18 and 20 lapping the cask axially and radially, each skirt comprising a one piece member of a solid, soft, light metal material such as aluminum.

IPC 1-7

G21F 5/00

IPC 8 full level

G21F 9/36 (2006.01); G21F 5/08 (2006.01); G21F 9/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR)

G21F 1/00 (2013.01 - KR); G21F 5/08 (2013.01 - EP)

Citation (search report)

[AD] GB 2082724 A 19820310 - TRANSNUKLEAR GMBH
[A] FR 2518066 A1 19830617 - CAOUTCHOUC MANUF PLASTIQUE [FR]
[A] GB 2096046 A 19821013 - BRITISH NUCLEAR FUELS LTD

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE ES FR GB IT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0234890 A2 19870902; EP 0234890 A3 19880113; CA 1247262 A 19881220; JP S62259099 A 19871111; KR 870008335 A 19870925

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 87301503 A 19870220; CA 529612 A 19870212; JP 3684487 A 19870218; KR 870001412 A 19870220